2023 Asian Tour

{{Infobox golf season

| year = 2023

| tour = Asian Tour

| image =

| pixels =

| caption =

| regular_season = {{start date|2023|2|2|df=y}} – {{end date|2023|12|17|df=y}}

| no_of_events = 23

| most_wins = {{flagicon|USA}} Andy Ogletree (2)

| honor1 = Order of Merit

| honoree1 = {{flagicon|USA}} Andy Ogletree

| honor2 = International Series Order of Merit

| honoree2 = {{flagicon|USA}} Andy Ogletree

| honor3 = Player of the Year

| honoree3 = {{flagicon|USA}} Andy Ogletree

| honor4 = Rookie of the Year

| honoree4 = {{flagicon|HKG}} Kho Taichi

| prevseason = 2022

| nextseason = 2024

}}

The 2023 Asian Tour was the 28th season of the modern Asian Tour (formerly the Asian PGA Tour), the main professional golf tour in Asia (outside of Japan) since it was established in 1995.

Changes for 2023

New tournaments for the 2023 season included the International Series Oman,{{cite news |url=https://agif.asia/2022/12/oman-on-board-for-2023-international-series/ |title=Oman On-Board for 2023 International Series |work=Asia Golf Industry Federation |date=5 December 2022 |access-date=11 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221205111609/https://agif.asia/2022/12/oman-on-board-for-2023-international-series/ |archive-date=5 December 2022}} the International Series Qatar,{{cite news |url=https://staddoha.com/en/other-sports/golf/2023-asian-tour-qatar-golf-association-to-host-inaugural-international-series-qatar-from-feb-16/ |title=2023 Asian Tour: Qatar Golf Association to host inaugural International Series Qatar from Feb 16 |work=Stad Doha |first=Mohammad Amin-ul |last=Islam |date=13 February 2023 |access-date=11 December 2024}} the World City Championship in Hong Kong,{{cite web |url=https://hkgolfclub.org/documents/20124/654275/World+City+Championship+set+to+showcase+top+Hong+Kong+China+players+at+Hong+Kong+Golf+Club+REL+%28E%29.pdf/5e9de982-4419-1f31-bf2a-0f5a11cb2b62?t=1678776932200 |title=World City Championship presented by Hong Kong Golf Club set to showcase over 20 local stars on a global stage |publisher=Hong Kong Golf Club |date=14 March 2023 |access-date=11 December 2024}} the International Series Vietnam{{cite news |url=https://en.vietnamplus.vn/international-series-vietnam-2023-opens-in-khanh-hoa-post251475.vnp |title=International Series Vietnam 2023 opens in Khanh Hoa |work=VietnamPlus |publisher=Vietnam News Agency |date=13 April 2023 |access-date=11 December 2024}} and the St Andrews Bay Championship played at Fairmont St Andrews in Scotland (the first Asian Tour event to be staged in Scotland).{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/golf/65250591 |title=Asian Tour: Fairmont St Andrews becomes first Scottish venue |work=BBC Sport |date=12 April 2023 |access-date=11 December 2024}}

The SJM Macao Open also returned to the schedule for the first time since 2017.{{cite web |url=https://www.golfing.hk/home/sjm-macao-open |title=SJM Macao Open returns to 2023 Asian Tour schedule |website=golfing.hk |date=20 March 2023 |access-date=29 September 2023}}

Two events from the 2020–22 Asian Development Tour schedule were upgraded to events on the 2023 Asian Tour schedule. They included the Taiwan Glass Taifong Open{{cite magazine |url=https://www.golfdigestweb.com.tw/article/4859 |title=2023台玻台豐公開賽正式與亞巡簽約三年，明天起展開四回合賽程 |trans-title=The 2023 Taiwan Glass Taifong Open officially signed a three-year contract with the Asian Tour, and the four-legged schedule will start tomorrow |magazine=Golf Digest Taiwan |language=zh |date=29 November 2023 |access-date=11 December 2024}} and the Saudi Open.{{cite news |url=https://sabq.org/sports/8ygqlggilg |title=كبار لاعبي آسيا ينافسون أبطال السعودية.. في البطولة المفتوحة للجولف |trans-title=Asia's top players compete with Saudi champions. At the Open Golf Championship |language=ar |newspaper=Sabq Electronic Newspaper |date=7 December 2023 |access-date=11 December 2024}}

The season marked a switch of format in the Order of Merit, which saw it become a points-based system, rather than based on money earned.{{cite web |title=Points-Based Switch for Asian Tour Order of Merit |url=https://asiantour.com/points-based-switch-for-asian-tour-order-of-merit |publisher=Asian Tour |date=4 February 2023 |access-date=5 February 2023}}

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2023 season.{{cite web |url=https://asiantour.ocs-asia.com/tic/tmtic.cgi?ticformat=4~archives=y~season=2023~style=00~groupties=Y~pr=N~textout=N~bordersize=1~fontsize=*~winfocus=Y~ |title=Tournament schedule 2023 season |publisher=Asian Tour |access-date=24 June 2023}}{{cite web |title=Asian Tour announces impressive start to 2023 paving way for strongest-ever season |url=https://www.asiantour.com/asian-tour-announces-impressive-start-to-2023-paving-way-for-strongest-ever-season |publisher=Asian Tour |date=16 December 2022 |access-date=20 December 2022}}

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%" !Date !! Tournament !! Host country !! Purse (US$)!! Winner{{efn\|name=totals\|The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Asian Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Asian Tour members.}} !! OWGR points !! Other tours{{efn\|ANZ − PGA Tour of Australasia; CHN − China Tour; JPN − Japan Golf Tour; KOR − Korean Tour.}} !! Notes
5 Feb	PIF Saudi International	Saudi Arabia	align=right\|5,000,000	{{flagicon\|MEX}} Abraham Ancer (n/a)	align=center\|24.42
style="background:#D6E8FF;" \| 12 Feb	International Series Oman	Oman	align=right\|2,000,000	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Takumi Kanaya (n/a)	align=center\|12.76		International Series{{efn\|name=new\|Also a new tournament.}}
style="background:#D6E8FF;" \| 19 Feb	International Series Qatar	Qatar	align=right\|2,500,000	{{flagicon\|USA}} Andy Ogletree (2)	align=center\|7.21		International Series{{efn\|name=new}}
5 Mar	New Zealand Open	New Zealand	align=right\|NZ$1,650,000	{{flagicon\|AUS}} Brendan Jones (2)	align=center\|5.85	ANZ
style="background:#D6E8FF;" \| 12 Mar	International Series Thailand	Thailand	align=right\|2,000,000	{{flagicon\|AUS}} Wade Ormsby (4)	align=center\|7.33		International Series
19 Mar	DGC Open	India	align=right\|750,000	{{flagicon\|PHI}} Miguel Tabuena (3)	align=center\|3.90
26 Mar	World City Championship	Hong Kong	align=right\|1,000,000	{{flagicon\|HKG}} Kho Taichi (1)	align=center\|6.83		New tournament
style="background:#D6E8FF;" \| 16 Apr	International Series Vietnam	Vietnam	align=right\|2,000,000	{{flagicon\|ZIM}} Kieran Vincent (1)	align=center\|9.19		International Series{{efn\|name=new}}
7 May	GS Caltex Maekyung Open	South Korea	align=right\|₩1,300,000,000	{{flagicon\|KOR}} Jung Chan-min (1)	align=center\|6.29	KOR
25 Jun	Kolon Korea Open	South Korea	align=right\|₩1,350,000,000	{{flagicon\|USA}} Seungsu Han (1)	align=center\|6.43	KOR
6 Aug	Mandiri Indonesia Open	Indonesia	align=right\|500,000	{{flagicon\|THA}} Nitithorn Thippong (3)	align=center\|4.75
style="background:#D6E8FF;" \| 20 Aug	International Series England	England	align=right\|2,000,000	{{flagicon\|USA}} Andy Ogletree (3)	align=center\|11.28		International Series
style="background:#D6E8FF;" \| 27 Aug	St Andrews Bay Championship	Scotland	align=right\|1,500,000	{{flagicon\|ESP}} Eugenio Chacarra (n/a)	align=center\|11.22		International Series{{efn\|name=new}}
10 Sep	Shinhan Donghae Open	South Korea	align=right\|₩1,400,000,000	{{flagicon\|KOR}} Koh Gun-taek (n/a)	align=center\|8.52	JPN, KOR
24 Sep	Yeangder TPC	Taiwan	align=right\|750,000	{{flagicon\|THA}} Poom Saksansin (4)	align=center\|4.38
1 Oct	Mercuries Taiwan Masters	Taiwan	align=right\|1,000,000	{{flagicon\|ZAF}} Jaco Ahlers (1)	align=center\|4.32
style="background:#D6E8FF;" \| 8 Oct	International Series Singapore	Singapore	align=right\|2,000,000	{{flagicon\|ESP}} David Puig (1)	align=center\|8.55		International Series
15 Oct	SJM Macao Open	Macau	align=right\|1,000,000	{{flagicon\|AUS}} Min Woo Lee (n/a)	align=center\|5.25
style="background:#D6E8FF;" \| 5 Nov	Volvo China Open	China	align=right\|1,500,000	{{flagicon\|THA}} Sarit Suwannarut (2)	align=center\|6.49	CHN	International Series
style="background:#D6E8FF;" \| 12 Nov	Hong Kong Open	Hong Kong	align=right\|2,000,000	{{flagicon\|NZL}} Ben Campbell (1)	align=center\|11.90		International Series
style="background:#D6E8FF;" \| 19 Nov	BNI Indonesian Masters	Indonesia	align=right\|1,500,000	{{flagicon\|IND}} Gaganjeet Bhullar (11)	align=center\|9.57		International Series
3 Dec	Taiwan Glass Taifong Open	Taiwan	align=right\|400,000	{{flagicon\|THA}} Suteepat Prateeptienchai (1)	align=center\|3.15		New to Asian Tour
17 Dec	Saudi Open	Saudi Arabia	align=right\|1,000,000	{{flagicon\|THA}} Denwit Boriboonsub (1)	align=center\|5.97		New to Asian Tour

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.{{cite web |url=https://asiantour.ocs-asia.com/tic/tmoom.cgi?oom=OM~imp=n~lspos=n~dc=N~bdlink=Y~season=2023~style=00~groupties=Y~pr=N~textout=N~bordersize=1~fontsize=*~winfocus=Y~ |title=2023 Order of Merit |publisher=Asian Tour |access-date=17 December 2023}}{{cite web |url=https://www.livgolf.com/news/double-oom-champion-ogletree-describes-2023-as-the-perfect-year# |title=Double OOM champ Ogletree calls 2023 'the perfect year' |publisher=LIV Golf |first=Joy |last=Chakravarty |date=20 December 2023 |access-date=21 December 2023 |quote=That led to him winning the Asian Tour Order of Merit by almost double the points (2,128.26) over the second-placed Miguel Tabuena from the Philippines (1,436.6), and The International Series Order of Merit by almost double the prize money ($US1,101,828.33) won by second-placed Spaniard David Puig (US$577,800).}}

class="wikitable" !Position !! Player !! Points
align=center\|1	{{flagicon\|USA}} Andy Ogletree	align=center\|2,129
align=center\|2	{{flagicon\|PHI}} Miguel Tabuena	align=center\|1,437
align=center\|3	{{flagicon\|IND}} Gaganjeet Bhullar	align=center\|1,432
align=center\|4	{{flagicon\|AUS}} Travis Smyth	align=center\|1,427
align=center\|5	{{flagicon\|NZL}} Ben Campbell	align=center\|1,395

International Series Order of Merit

The International Series Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the International Series, calculated in U.S. dollars.{{cite web |url=https://asiantour.ocs-asia.com/tic/tmoom.cgi?oom=IS~imp=n~lspos=n~dc=N~bdlink=Y~season=2023~style=00~groupties=Y~pr=N~textout=N~bordersize=1~fontsize=*~winfocus=Y~ |title=2023 International Series Order of Merit |publisher=Asian Tour |access-date=19 November 2023}} The leading player on the International Series Order of Merit earned status to play in the 2024 LIV Golf League.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.golfaustralia.com.au/news/ogletree-claims-international-series-oom-and-liv-spot-602276 |title=Ogletree claims International Series OOM and LIV spot |magazine=Golf Australia Magazine |date=13 November 2023 |access-date=19 November 2023}}

class="wikitable" !Position !! Player !! Prize money ($)
align=center\|1	{{flagicon\|USA}} Andy Ogletree	align=center\|1,101,828
align=center\|2	{{flagicon\|ESP}} David Puig	align=center\|577,800
align=center\|3	{{flagicon\|NZL}} Ben Campbell	align=center\|524,488
align=center\|4	{{flagicon\|ZIM}} Kieran Vincent	align=center\|468,655
align=center\|5	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Takumi Kanaya	align=center\|426,233

Awards

class="wikitable"

!Award!!Winner!!{{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}

Player of the Year (Kyi Hla Han Award)

{{flagicon|USA}} Andy Ogletree

{{cite web |url=https://www.asiantour.com/andy-ogletree-receives-ultimate-accolade |title=Andy Ogletree receives ultimate accolade |publisher=Asian Tour |date=11 January 2024 |access-date=11 January 2024}}

Rookie of the Year

{{flagicon|HKG}} Kho Taichi

{{cite tweet |author=Asian Tour |user=asiantourgolf |number=1739899462431260781 |title=Taichi Kho earned the 2023 Asian Tour Rookie of the Year award after ending the season in 9th place on the Order of Merit, thanks to a victory and four top-10 finishes🙌 |date=27 December 2023 |access-date=27 December 2023}}

Notes

References

External links

{{official site|https://www.asiantour.com/}}

Category:Asian Tour seasons

Asian Tour

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%" !Date !! Tournament !! Host country !! Purse (US$)!! Winner{{efn\|name=totals\|The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Asian Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Asian Tour members.}} !! OWGR points !! Other tours{{efn\|ANZ − PGA Tour of Australasia; CHN − China Tour; JPN − Japan Golf Tour; KOR − Korean Tour.}} !! Notes
5 Feb	PIF Saudi International	Saudi Arabia	align=right\|5,000,000	{{flagicon\|MEX}} Abraham Ancer (n/a)	align=center\|24.42
style="background:#D6E8FF;" \| 12 Feb	International Series Oman	Oman	align=right\|2,000,000	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Takumi Kanaya (n/a)	align=center\|12.76		International Series{{efn\|name=new\|Also a new tournament.}}
style="background:#D6E8FF;" \| 19 Feb	International Series Qatar	Qatar	align=right\|2,500,000	{{flagicon\|USA}} Andy Ogletree (2)	align=center\|7.21		International Series{{efn\|name=new}}
5 Mar	New Zealand Open	New Zealand	align=right\|NZ$1,650,000	{{flagicon\|AUS}} Brendan Jones (2)	align=center\|5.85	ANZ
style="background:#D6E8FF;" \| 12 Mar	International Series Thailand	Thailand	align=right\|2,000,000	{{flagicon\|AUS}} Wade Ormsby (4)	align=center\|7.33		International Series
19 Mar	DGC Open	India	align=right\|750,000	{{flagicon\|PHI}} Miguel Tabuena (3)	align=center\|3.90
26 Mar	World City Championship	Hong Kong	align=right\|1,000,000	{{flagicon\|HKG}} Kho Taichi (1)	align=center\|6.83		New tournament
style="background:#D6E8FF;" \| 16 Apr	International Series Vietnam	Vietnam	align=right\|2,000,000	{{flagicon\|ZIM}} Kieran Vincent (1)	align=center\|9.19		International Series{{efn\|name=new}}
7 May	GS Caltex Maekyung Open	South Korea	align=right\|₩1,300,000,000	{{flagicon\|KOR}} Jung Chan-min (1)	align=center\|6.29	KOR
25 Jun	Kolon Korea Open	South Korea	align=right\|₩1,350,000,000	{{flagicon\|USA}} Seungsu Han (1)	align=center\|6.43	KOR
6 Aug	Mandiri Indonesia Open	Indonesia	align=right\|500,000	{{flagicon\|THA}} Nitithorn Thippong (3)	align=center\|4.75
style="background:#D6E8FF;" \| 20 Aug	International Series England	England	align=right\|2,000,000	{{flagicon\|USA}} Andy Ogletree (3)	align=center\|11.28		International Series
style="background:#D6E8FF;" \| 27 Aug	St Andrews Bay Championship	Scotland	align=right\|1,500,000	{{flagicon\|ESP}} Eugenio Chacarra (n/a)	align=center\|11.22		International Series{{efn\|name=new}}
10 Sep	Shinhan Donghae Open	South Korea	align=right\|₩1,400,000,000	{{flagicon\|KOR}} Koh Gun-taek (n/a)	align=center\|8.52	JPN, KOR
24 Sep	Yeangder TPC	Taiwan	align=right\|750,000	{{flagicon\|THA}} Poom Saksansin (4)	align=center\|4.38
1 Oct	Mercuries Taiwan Masters	Taiwan	align=right\|1,000,000	{{flagicon\|ZAF}} Jaco Ahlers (1)	align=center\|4.32
style="background:#D6E8FF;" \| 8 Oct	International Series Singapore	Singapore	align=right\|2,000,000	{{flagicon\|ESP}} David Puig (1)	align=center\|8.55		International Series
15 Oct	SJM Macao Open	Macau	align=right\|1,000,000	{{flagicon\|AUS}} Min Woo Lee (n/a)	align=center\|5.25
style="background:#D6E8FF;" \| 5 Nov	Volvo China Open	China	align=right\|1,500,000	{{flagicon\|THA}} Sarit Suwannarut (2)	align=center\|6.49	CHN	International Series
style="background:#D6E8FF;" \| 12 Nov	Hong Kong Open	Hong Kong	align=right\|2,000,000	{{flagicon\|NZL}} Ben Campbell (1)	align=center\|11.90		International Series
style="background:#D6E8FF;" \| 19 Nov	BNI Indonesian Masters	Indonesia	align=right\|1,500,000	{{flagicon\|IND}} Gaganjeet Bhullar (11)	align=center\|9.57		International Series
3 Dec	Taiwan Glass Taifong Open	Taiwan	align=right\|400,000	{{flagicon\|THA}} Suteepat Prateeptienchai (1)	align=center\|3.15		New to Asian Tour
17 Dec	Saudi Open	Saudi Arabia	align=right\|1,000,000	{{flagicon\|THA}} Denwit Boriboonsub (1)	align=center\|5.97		New to Asian Tour

class="wikitable" !Position !! Player !! Points
align=center\|1	{{flagicon\|USA}} Andy Ogletree	align=center\|2,129
align=center\|2	{{flagicon\|PHI}} Miguel Tabuena	align=center\|1,437
align=center\|3	{{flagicon\|IND}} Gaganjeet Bhullar	align=center\|1,432
align=center\|4	{{flagicon\|AUS}} Travis Smyth	align=center\|1,427
align=center\|5	{{flagicon\|NZL}} Ben Campbell	align=center\|1,395

class="wikitable" !Position !! Player !! Prize money ($)
align=center\|1	{{flagicon\|USA}} Andy Ogletree	align=center\|1,101,828
align=center\|2	{{flagicon\|ESP}} David Puig	align=center\|577,800
align=center\|3	{{flagicon\|NZL}} Ben Campbell	align=center\|524,488
align=center\|4	{{flagicon\|ZIM}} Kieran Vincent	align=center\|468,655
align=center\|5	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Takumi Kanaya	align=center\|426,233